# Malays

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈleɪz/ · frequency rank #40,333

## Definitions
1. plural of Malay

## Easily confused with
- **Mays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malays-vs-mays)
- **males** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malays-vs-males)
- **marys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malays-vs-marys)
- **marais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malays-vs-marais)
- **Malaysia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malays-vs-malaysia)
- **mala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mala-vs-malays)
- **maas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maas-vs-malays)
- **Malay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malay-vs-malays)
- **Malawi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malawi-vs-malays)
- **Malaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malaya-vs-malays)
- **Malaga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malaga-vs-malays)
- **malaise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malaise-vs-malays)
- **Malayan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malayan-vs-malays)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amlays`, `maalys`, `malasy`, `malayss`, `malayys`, `mallays`, `malyas`, `mlaays`, `mmalays`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malays